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Effect of PayPal upgrades to SHA-256 on EE4 + Instant Payment Notification (IPN)

Posted: September 13, 2015 at 6:55 pm


Matthew Irwin

September 13, 2015 at 6:55 pm

Hi, I am collecting conference registrations via EE4. The site uses PayPal to collect credit card payments. The site can be accessed at http://conference.futurehealthleaders.org.au.

I recently received an email from PayPal advising they were:

“…upgrading the certificate for http://www.paypal.com to SHA-256. This endpoint is also used by merchants using the Instant Payment Notification (IPN) product.”

They have “identified me as a merchant who has used IPN endpoints within the past year” and “consult those responsible for our PayPal integration to identify what, if any, changes are needed”.

Are any changes required to EE4? Many thanks for your help.

PayPal provided the following links to full technical details:
1. Merchant Security System Upgrade Guide: https://www.paypal-knowledge.com/resources/sites/PAYPAL/content/live/FAQ/1000/FAQ1766/en_US/2015%20Merchant%20Security%20System%20Upgrade%20Guide%20%28AU%20English%29.pdf
2. 2015-2016 SSL Certificate Change microsite: https://www.paypal-knowledge.com/infocenter/index?page=content&id=FAQ1766&expand=true&locale=en_US


Lorenzo Orlando Caum

  • Support Staff

September 13, 2015 at 7:12 pm

Hi there Matthew,

No changes are needed from your end and you’ll be able to continue accepting payments on your site through PayPal.

Thanks


Lorenzo


Matthew Irwin

September 13, 2015 at 7:24 pm

Awesome, thanks Lorenzo

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